update

Our drain situation is finally taken care of for now. Sunday Doug worked all day on the pipes and took one apart and drained all the backed up water then put it back together. Monday morning I woke up and got the dishes all cleaned and was about to start laundry when Doug got up. I was so happy feeling like things were getting back to normal. Doug decided to go check out the pipes again to see if there was any leaking and he discovered a totally different pipe connected to the toilet had a crack in it. We tried flushing the toilet and the water wouldn't go down and water started backing up in the bath tub. Fun, fun, fun. So we decided it was time to call a professional. I took the kids to my grandma's place and hung out with her while Doug took care of the plumbing. Roto-rooter came out and flushed out the pipes for $179. Then they told Doug they could put a camera down the pipes to see what was wrong for $350. Doug told them we couldn't afford that so they did it for free. That was a blessing. Apparently the main pipe that takes stuff away from our house to the sewer has a big bulge/belly in it and stuff collects there. They said it needs to replaced for $4500!! Thats just one thing thats needs to be done to our plumbing. It really feels like its just one thing after another and there is no way to get ahead sometimes. They said the pipes are ok for now but we need to avoid using the garbage disposal and no tampons and large amounts of toilet paper can be flushed. Lovely thoughts!

On Sunday at church part of the sermon was about fear and how it can creep up on you. Thats been happening to me. I see it and I tell myself I just need to have faith that God will provide for us, but its so hard to trust sometimes. I really am fearful about our finances. I am fearful that we won't be able to pay our bills and I'll have to go back to work and put the kids into daycare. Or I'll have to get a night job. Then the kids will have to go to school and not be homeschooled like I plan. Its really scary. I am praying for peace, and resources to get through all this.

On a side note, last night was our MOPS Christmas party. I got to go, and I took Daniel with me since he has been having a lot of separation anxiety and Doug says he screams and screams when I am gone. I was the only one there with a child so that was tough. I think that was a no-no, but Daniel was really good. I had a lot of much needed fun, and fellowship with the other MOPS moms and mentors. We had a lot of good food too.